Morning Report

There's going to be a review of a bickering and divided Wellington City Council but some are already worried it won't be truly independent.

Who will undertake it, and what its terms of reference will… Read more Audio

Businesses near Franz Josef and Fox glaciers have issued a plea for government support after a new report finds widespread job losses and many people leaving the struggling communities.

They've sent… Read more Audio

A tanning company that continues to dump toxic chemicals down the drain is taking on a large new contract.

Tasman Tanning's Whanganui plant has topped RNZ's list of those breaching their trade waste… Read more Audio

New Zealand businesses have already received more than $6.5 million under the government's latest Covid-19 support scheme.

The Resurgence Support Payment was only made available to employers on… Read more Audio

The government's is being told it should look at vaccinating South Aucklanders first when the community roll out starts.

Papatoetoe and its surrounding suburbs are grappling with the current Covid-19… Read more Audio

University staff warn a lack of foreign PhD students is hurting major research projects.

They say most doctoral students need to be in New Zealand for laboratory and fieldwork but border restrictions… Read more Audio

A Wellington councillor says she's concerned the newly announced Independent Governance Review of the council will be truly independent.

Mayor Andy Foster announced the review at a council meeting… Read more Audio

A legal expert says he is disappointed the Corrections Minister won't acknowledge a judge's finding that treatment of Auckland Women's Prison inmates was degrading, cruel and inhumane.

Manukau… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio